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CONRAD III, BARNABY.Absinthe: History In A Bottle.Chronicle Books, San Francisco: 1988. 0811816508 / 9780811816502 First Edition. s Softcover. Very good condition. An illustrated exploration of absinthe's legendary allure. Includes an Index.
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23.09 USD

INFANTE, G. CABRERA.Holy Smoke.Faber and Faber, London: 1985. 0571145949 / 9780571145942 First paperback edition - 1986. s Softcover. Reading copy. An outrageous and informative account of the amazing story of the cigar, from the early beginnings of 1492 to the sophisticated Cohibas of today.
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13.21 USD

JIMENEZ, ANTONIO NUNEZ; CONSTANTINO, GIANNI (PHOTOGRAPHY).The Journey Of The Havana Cigar.T. F. H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City: 1988. 0793805929 / 9780793805921 First Edition (Unstated). h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Take the most important export from Cuba, its unique cigars, have Cuba's greatest living writer describe the cigar's unique position in both Cuba and the world, use photographs by Cuba's most imp[=ortant photographer, get the approval of the official Cuban tobacco group, Cubatabaco, and you have the makings of the bewst book possible. The author and photographer take the reader through the history of tobacco, starting with Christopher Columbus, and then through the hundreds of steps in the growing and manufacture of the Havana cigars, finally disclosing the secrets by which cigars are graded. Simply put, this is the most authoritative book on the Havana cigar. It is also a very beautiful book and one that will be of interest to every enlightened cigar smoker.
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26.55 USD

KLUGER, RICHARD.Ashes To Ashes: America's Hundred-year Cigarette War, The Public Health, And The Unabashed Triumph Of Philip Morris.The Easton Press, Norwalk: 1997. h Hardcover, no dustjacket. Very good condition. Full forest green leather, with elaborate gilt-stamped decorations framed with ornate gilt borders on the covers. Gold moire end papers and a bound-in silk book mark. No book before this one has rendered the story of cigarettes -- mankinds most common self-destructive instrument and its most profitable consumer product -- with such sweep and enlivening detail. Here for the first time, in a story full of the complexities and contradictions of human nature, all the strands of the historical process -- financial, social, psychological, medical, political, and legal -- are woven together in a riveting narrative. The key characters are the top corporate executives, public health investigators, and antismoking activists who have clashed ever more stridently as Americans debate whether smoking should be closely regulated as a major health menace. Includes an Index.
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136.80 USD

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE.The Foes Of Our Own Household.George H. Doran, New York: 1917. h Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition. The binding is broken in spots. Theodore Roosevelt's take on the global political situation in 1917 and his case for military intervention in WW I.
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155.80 USD

SHANKEN, MARVIN R. (EDITOR).Cigar Aficionado's World Of Cigars.Running Press, Philadelphia and London: 1996. 1561388009 / 9781561388004 Fourth Printing. Courage Books Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Cigar Aficionado - the world's first consumer magazine devoted to cigars - single-handedly inspired a boom in the cigar market and a renaissance in cigar smoking. This book brings you three years of the magazine's coverage of the people, places, and accessories that have contributed to modern cigar culture.
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10.21 USD